Best Public Schools in Trimble, TN

Summary:

The city of Trimble, Tennessee has only one public school, Trimble Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 168 students. Compared to the broader Dyer County district and the state of Tennessee, Trimble Elementary's academic performance is generally lower, with proficiency rates in core subjects trailing the district and state averages.

Trimble Elementary's Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades was 37.9% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 53.4% for Dyer County and 42.2% for Tennessee. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th grade Mathematics, where only 33.3% of students were proficient, compared to 55.2% for Dyer County and 45.8% for Tennessee. Additionally, the school had a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.7 and higher-than-average per-student spending of $14,681 in the 2023-2024 school year, Trimble Elementary has struggled to improve its academic outcomes. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 378 out of 1,018 Tennessee elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 463 out of 1,009 in 2024-2025, and it has consistently been rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating average performance compared to other Tennessee elementary schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Trimble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	256 College ST	Trimble	38259	Dyer County	Dyer County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 297-5512	168	13	12.7		154 (91.7%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	52	463^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	54.1%		58.1	378^th of 1018 public elementary schools	62.9%	85	37.5	33.3	40.7	37.9	45.8	53.3	40.7	45.5	54.2	53.3	37.0	47.0	$16,031	$509	$14,472

Cities Near Trimble

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newbern	7.01 mi	3	98^th
Yorkville	8.53 mi	1	113^th
Troy	9.05 mi	2	107^th
Kenton	10.22 mi	1	322^nd
Hornbeak	11.87 mi	1	187^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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